Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-03

battalion as soon 40 onlcers can Be found or In
,,s cSmpeoent lor me postioss The amoa,
OHs mem1e s o. sne ma wl ma tins good
Major n. Emmett Urell q the ID battalion, re-
ports very good progrsA he says that the men
are are sxnloising com%end.ele energy u their
average attendance 2 higa. His own company, A,
Nne Union Veteran Corps, y getting along wen
They SHOW more interest than they sver did BE-
CEN Ordway VIII order the election Of regi.
mental omcen IN . couple OF weekA He wants
the merits Of the candidates now now N the held
and TO be sure OF what they want before taking
line on1cers 81 the three battalions constituting
each regiment Col Moore il regarded - the
future colonel Of the LIST regiment, and up to the
Robert ]. Fleming has been mentioned for the I'd.
Il 10 desirable that the candidates foT these pos.
Lions snam not only be capable oncers but also
ing the election each regiment win be commanded
By the senior battalion commander
on 18th street The room IS quite large, being
30 rect vide and 100 feet long, handsomely deco
rated ted. with VII oannerets and 1ayS and having ct
omcen ana privates. In few weeksit 10 expected
that these win be handsomely furnished. About
the Middle Of this month the company VIII give
The ars s battalion have been learning the ssir.
misn dr III, IN their srmory But matters have
TO the open space 10 front Of the xriington HoesL
Thursday night Gen. Ordway he 8 CONVERSE
Zone &c the washington Light Infantry Armory. A
very pleasant hour was spent 0y q number Of the
omcers or tn" militia in listening to the generals
interesting talk upon various military topics. He
said that the object IN establishing the school OF
lnstrocuon Is TO prepare men for the future. Al
tnoN&n tnere may be no necessity TO call out the
militia " this generation still the school should
60 on We9 Point does, and the school OF instruc.
lion snoud, bear the same relation to the militia
that West Point does 10 the Regular Army. In
speaking Of the desrabillty OF having light bat.
tery attached to The militia Gen. OrdWay said that
that at present It Is out OF the question. He
thought that battery of six guns-tWo 0atling's,
TWO hotchktss' and two Napoleon guns-would be
best adapted for use In the District. The rffsd
guna ne believed, are not adapted for street work.
referring TO the subject or the school OF the sol
dier, remark was made that Washington u the
proper place 70 have such q school, as the young
men go into the world In search Ut fortunes and
carry Win them the instruction which they re-
ceiv0d at home.
The Marion Rines were mustered into the Dis
trlct militia last Thursday night at their armory
by Ad1t Gen, Blgelow. The company numbers
forty men, and In the few months Of its existence
as military organization has attained consider
aDie pronciency in the manual OF arms
capt H. +. Poster, Of Co. Columbia Rifles,
so 80 battalion, Is young soldier, but is ambitious
Ior Jne success OF his company. He takes an alb
sorbing interest In military matters and is q con-
slant attendant upon the talks given by Gen.
Ordway every week. He says that since the pa
rade on Thanksgiving Day there has been a
"bo0m" In his company and that the desire to be.
nrst-Ward bOys